Furniture hardware



Dec. 2, 1969 R. D. BOUWMA 3,

FURNI TURE HARDWARE Filed Jan. 4, 1968 IN VEN TOR. 20/11/940 Eda/(M44 United States Patent US. Cl. 16-123 4 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE This disclosure relates to a drawer pull in which a stud, attached to a drawer front, rotatably supports a pendant. The stud has a pair of parallel arms extending outwardly from the drawer front forming a vertical channel and a pintle is supported by the arms within the vertical channel. The pintle has a pair of parallel walls which are spaced closer together than the diameter of other portions of the pintle cross section. The pendant has a generally circular, pintle-receiving aperture to permit the pendant to rotate relative to the pintle and a slot extending from the outside edge of the pendant to the aperture. The width of the slot is less the distance between the pintle parallel walls to maintain the pendant and the stud attached.

This invention relates to furniture hardware. In one of its aspects, it relates to a drawer pull comprising a stud support having a pair of arms extending outwardly defining a vertical channel, a pintle supported by the arm within the vertical channel, a pair of parallel walls on said pintle, the distance between the parallel walls being less than the diameter of the pintle at other parts of the pintle cross section, a pendant supported by the stud through the pintle, the pendant having an aperture of suiiicient size to permit rotation of said pendent relative to the stud, and a slot extending from an outside edge of the pendant to the aperture in the pendant wherein the width of the slot is sufficient to permit the pendant to be forced onto the pintle but insufficient to permit the pendant to be removed after it has been positioned on the pintle.

Drawer pulls with rotatable pendants are well-known. Heretofore, pendants have been supported by hooks attached to studs which in turn are supported by the drawer fronts. In hanging the pendants on the hooks, the pendant must be positioned close to the finished drawer front. This positioning can result in scratching of the finished drawer front. Also, the open portion of the hook is clearly visible.

I have now discovered a drawer pull in whichthe pendant is supported between a pair of parallel extending arms wherein the means of attaching the pendant to the supporting stud is not visible, and wherein the combination of the supporting arms and the pendant forms a unitary sphere.

By various aspects of this invention, one or more of the following, or other, objects can be obtained.

It is an object of this invention to provide a novel rotatable drawer pendant which can be easily assembled and is not easily disassembled.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a swingable or rotatable drawer handle wherein the attaching means are hidden from view when assembled.

Other aspects, objects and the several advantages of the invention are apparent to one skilled in the art from a study of the disclosure, the drawings and the appended claims.

According to the invention, a drawer pull is provided having a stud which supports a rotatable pendant. The

stud has a pair of arms extending outwardly from a drawer front defining a vertical channel. A pintle, supported by the arms, has a pair of parallel surfaces which are closer together than the diameter of the pintle at other portions of the pintle cross section. The pendant has a pintle receiving aperture large enough to permit the pendant to rotate on the pintle and a slot extending from the outside edge of the pendant to the aperture. The width of the slot is smaller than the greatest diameter of the pintle and slightly smaller than the distance between the pintle parallel walls.

The invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a drawer front containing a drawer pull according to the invention;

FIG. 2 is a sectional view through lines IIII of FIG. 1; and

FIG. 3 is a view similar to FIG. 2 showing the method of attaching the pendant to the supporting stud.

Referring now to the drawings, a drawer front 2 contains a stud 4 which is attached thereto. A pendant 6 which serves as a drawer pull is attached to the stud 4. A tapped annular shaft 7 extends into the drawer front and is attached thereto through screw 8 The stud 4 has a pair of parallel arms 10 which extend outwardly from the drawer front and form a vertical channel there between. The outer portions of the arms 10 are hemispherical in shape. A pintle 12 is attached to each arm 10. The pintle has a pair of parallel surfaces or walls 14 which are preferably substantially vertical. The distance between the parallel surfaces 14 is less than the diameter of the pintle at other portions of the pintle cross section.

The pendant 6 is generally flat and has a generally circular pintle receiving area 16. A generally circular aperture 18 is provided to engage the pintle 12. The diameter of the aperture 18 is greater than the greatest diameter of pintle 12 to allow the pendant 6 to swing freely on the pintle 12. A slot 20 is provided in the pintle receiving area 16 to permit the assembly of the pendant and stud. The width of the slot 20 is slightly less than the distance between parallel walls 14 of pintle 12 and less than the diameter of the pintle at other portions of the cross-sectional area of the pintle. Thus, the slot 20 provides an easy means of assembling the pendant to the stud as can be best seen in FIG. 3. Since the slot 20 is slightly smaller than the distance between the parallel walls 14, the pendant generally is not removable from the stud after assembly. The slot 20 has an expanded width at 21 to facilitate the assembly of the pendant onto the stud. The expanded width at 21 helps to cam the pendant into position on the stud 12 and helps to force the sides of the slot 20 apart when the pendant is forced onto the stud.

When the pendant is to be put on the stud, the pendant is turned such that slot 20 aligns with parallel wall 14. Then the pendant is forced downwardly relative to the pintle 12 to position the pendant on the stud. If the stud is attached to the drawer front prior to assembly, the movement of the pendant parallel to the finished drawer front 2 avoids scratching of the same by the pintle.

The pendant contains a handle portion 22 and a laterally extending stop 24.

As can be seen from the drawings, the novel configuration permits the shaping of the arms and pendants so that the connecting portions between the stud and the pendant give a generally unitary appearance. Further, the means for connecting the pendant to the stud are not visible without removing the pendant from the stud.

It will be appreciated that so long as the panel 22 of the pendant is pulled to open the drawer or the pendant is at rest in a vertical position, the pendant cannot be removed from the stud. Further, the pendant cannot be removed from the pintle except by rotating the pendant to the position of FIG. 3 and subjecting the pendant to substantial upward force.

Whereas the invention has been described with relation to a specific embodiment, it is to be understood that the invention is not be to so limited. For example, the angle that slot 20 makes with the vertical when the pendant is at rest could vary between 20 and 150. Other modifications are possible within the scope of the foregoing disclosure, the drawings, and the appended claims of the invention without departing from the spirit thereof.

-1 claim:

1. A drawer pull comprising:

a stud support having means for attaching said stud support to a drawer;

a pair of arms on said stud extending outwardly from said drawer front defining a vertical channel;

a pintle supported by said arms, said pintle having a pair of parallel walls with the distance between said parallel walls being less than the diameter of said pintle at other portions of the pintle cross section;

a pendant supported by said stud, said pendant having a pintle receiving aperture large enough to permit said pendant to rotate on said pintle;

a slot extending from an outside edge of said pendant to said aperture, the width of said slot being less than said distance between said pintle parallel walls and less than the diameter of said pintle at other portions of a cross-sectional area of said pintle.

2. A drawer pull according to claim 1 wherein said arms have a hemispherical shape, said pintle has a generally fiat circular configuration in the pintle receiving aperture portion, wherein the outer surface of said circular shape portion of said pintle is coextensive with the surface of said arms so as to give the appearance of a unitary sphere.

3. A drawer pull according to claim 1 wherein said pintle parallel walls are substantially vertical, and slot is positioned at an angle to said parallel walls when said pendant is at rest on said pintle.

4. A drawer pull according to claim 1 wherein said slot has an expanded width at the outer portion thereof to facilitate the assembly of said pendant on said pintle.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3/1965 Watt 16126 3/1964 Henchert et a1. 16126 

